Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
आश्वयुक्कृष्णपक्षे तु चतुर्दश्यां महानिशि । धैर्यमालंब्य निर्भीकः स सिद्धिं प्राप्नुयान्नरः
āśvayukkṛṣṇapakṣe tu caturdaśyāṃ mahāniśi | dhairyamālaṃbya nirbhīkaḥ sa siddhiṃ prāpnuyānnaraḥ
Pada malam keempat belas (caturdaśī) dalam paruh gelap bulan Āśvayuja, pada malam agung itu, seseorang yang berpegang pada keteguhan hati dan tidak gentar akan memperoleh siddhi (pencapaian rohani).
Narrator (within Īśvara–Devī dialogue context)
Tirtha: Siddheśvara (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī/Mahādevī)
Scene: A lone pilgrim stands fearless in a lamp-lit shrine at Prabhāsa on the dark-fortnight fourteenth night, holding steady posture before a Śiva-liṅga as the sea-wind and temple bells mark the ‘great night’.
FAQs
Courageous steadiness in sacred observance—especially at potent calendrical moments—is celebrated as a gateway to accomplishment.
The Siddheśvara sacred setting in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where such night-practice is said to bear fruit.
Observance on Āśvayuja kṛṣṇa caturdaśī at night, undertaken with firmness and fearlessness (implying night-japa/vrata in context).